The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-23
TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP.
Buns, Burglars, Thugs, Thieves, Ihump-
srs aud the Scum OF the S wsrs.
rhs Tough Pop Meet In this City
Pr, oeod to . COnvsnIsnt Rsndsa-
Vous. Transact Their Regular
business and Adjourn.


gated Ia q hollow beneath large OAl
tree on bis fathers farm. about quar-
Ser CT Q mile west OF the west corpora
fiOn line, along the Navarro r'sd, ant
near the Ft. Wayne track. Mr.. Wis
said the gang gathered there early II
the afternoon, coming from the CITY
and tearing on their shoulders ten -FOUR
gallon kegs OF beer. Al first they vert
Quiet enOuRh. tu' after drinking sew
eral kegs OF the beer, they became noisy
and quhRfels0me. The crowd origin
Rlly numbered about dc z9n, but before
night the congregation was swelled e
twenty BY other knights OF the road
WhO evidently scenleda free dr0nh
from sfar. E
~ Toward evening members Of the gaDR,
{ emboIdened with beer, went to the
nelghO, ring farm houses aud denial dec
food. This was refused them and ii
threatened TO "get even." Mrs. Shrei
q + passed by II 9 gang during the after
noon and was greeted with volley oil
insulting rem 4rks. and one, more de-
graded than his fellows, exposed hi
person. When right fell tie sir n
sounded with the maudlin shouts RL d
Sol gs Of the gang The farm efs livinc
In the vicinity saw that the fellow
we're getting In such q condition tha
they would Op at nothing and fearirl
that they might fulfill their threh
to get even" and probably set hre
to stable or other building, hey con.
nluded to send word 10 the city for aid.
As soon as young Wise detailed the above
fscts Sheriff LeiDinger called putty
KialRndt, constable Weber and police
men BedermaL + nj, R my, Osen aud
Card to his aid, and In few mtnut.
they we're rap dy diving toward tht
place. Directly back of them followed
3 wagon containing several c0nra ge0us
younR busiL ess men, who are too mod
est to have their names mentioned, and
y DEMOCRAT reporter.
UpOn arriving at the residence of Mr..
Wisethe party tied up their horses, anu
we're pilO.ed TO the rendt zV0us OF The
drunken gang, whose Qusrrelsome talk
and racket could be plainly heard
When The officers reached the place
they divided In two parties so as TO
BwOop down on the gang from boil
sides. The place where The mob had
locals ed was nicely suited for their pur-'
pose, being Verltahle =
' ''HURRAH's NEST" s
II is In the northwest corner of &
wheat field and is OVershsdowed by 8
larOe oak tree. NOrthward the. field
sloDes uD and ends In a bluff, beneath
which lies the Ft. Wayne track. The
vest side OF the lace is 6Oundedrb b
hedge. One party Of officers made
.letCur of the field and as u given signal
both parties descended upon the gang,
aRkIng them completely by surprise.
Most Of the fellows we're too drunk IT,
resist and they were easily OVerp0wered.
A couple Of them tried to act ugly and
had 10 be cracked over the head with
club In order TO keep them quiet.
The sight was lOaths0me and disgust
ing. empty beer kegs, some six or
eiRht In number laid about and among
them were stretched the filthy forms Of
the drunken loafers. Six Of the number
we're dead drunk and lay az limp nu
uTlconscious as dish rags. These were
not disturbed until the ObstreperOus
Dnss were hRndcuffed to each other and
placed In o row along the RAILROAD
bank, where officers were detailed
to guard them. Here the DEMOCRAT
reporter had an OpDIrlOnity to size'up
the lot. They were mos Iy yOung men,
betWeen the ages Of eighteen and thirty;
there was one old fellow about sixty,
" no had resisted one of the officers and
his
FACE WAS BLOODY.
Where cIuO had done Its work Of quiet
ing him. He was hsndcuff d 10 a young
fellow, who was 80 drunk that he cOu
MOI sit ND aud in fact did not know that
he was under arrest. The old man said
he was an old soldier and Tor that reason
thought he 1T being treated right.
Another said he wes Montreal Bill,
that he had bought the beer and Thought
he should be allowed to drink 1t IL
peace. Then came trio of crlpples.
One blORt- faced, blear-eyed chap had
but one arm; quite young man had the
toes of OF one foot; the third WAS minus
an eye. Taken as whole 1t was the
toughest looking gang ever exhibited III
Canton The conversation of the aggre-
gated trt mp talent was amusing. Ont
Of the number said he was "ge mt, and
IL sisted upon being handled ab such.
After the crowd had been properly hand.
euffed they were placed In two wagons
and q buggy, Mr. Wise furnishing
wagon and Mr.. Lerch buggy, as the
gang could not all be accou nUdated In
the officers wagon. The procession
then started for the jail, where 1t ar
rived al I0. 40 CLOCK. After getting the
trRmps In the wagons they we're quiet,
mpst OF them enjoying drunken slum
Der.
AT TuE JAII
The news of the capture preceded the
DFficers, and when the wagons arrived
At the county jhl large crowd had
TO zee the animals. Chained
together, the sober ones were marched
I'm, two by two, while the drunks were
dragged In and Digeonholed. They were
all searched and an inventory OF their
property taken.
The following is o list Of their nom
de plumes, together with an inventory
Of their assets:
Thns. Ryan, conductors punch.
John Davis, knife.
William O'Brien, knife and lead pen
eil.
william Marshall, razor and lock-
picker. -.
John Hines. ..
Thos. Hays. grRybacks.
Jas. Mclaughlin.
JAS King.
Henry Henrietta.
JOaephug Ryan. l
Jamee Hart, 81 cents.
James Bear. brush and glass.
Henry Ward with privilege Of adding
Beeeher)
Charles Gee, pocket book containing
two tin-types.
When placed In the cells they seemed
90 be extremely happy and entertained
themselves with song and cheer.
They are doubtless the champion